Group: Experienced Exercise

Experienced Exercise
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Do crunches really work?

silverbubbles
silverbubbles
Posts: 1
Joined: 2010/12/21
United States
2010/12/21, 02:17 PM
I used to do over 500 crunches a day and they never did anything for me. I read somewhere (i forget where)that they actually make your stomach seem bigger. So do they actually help you or hurt you?
dgjesu3
dgjesu3
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Joined: 2006/11/13
United States
2010/12/23, 03:08 AM
Well to start I think what you mean by "help you" is reduce your stomach size. In order to reduce your stomach size, you need to create a caloric deficit through diet and exercise, and then your body will reduce the amount of fat on a certain body part. On the other hand, crunches do work; but when I say work, I mean strengthening the abdominal muscles...you will not be able to see those muscles unless you reduce your total body fat!